Machinist

I know what it means, but thanks for googling that for me... I guess. It's the usage I find odd.

You can make a forge shell from the bottom third of a steel bucket or a galvanized feed trough. (Zinc vapor can kill so stay upwind on the first firing.) Line the forge with a mixture of fire clay and vermiculate. There are lots of recipes for forge and foundry lining. Don't use a brake drum, too much thermal mass in the cast iron.

Actual coal is nice but I've used the hardwood lump charcoal a lot because it's easy to get, it's what was used before coal was common.

My bellows is a squirrel cage blower from a microwave. Light switch and plug wired in. PVC elbow and pipe to a piece of exhaust pipe that slides into the forge. Piece of bean can and close hanger wire to control airflow like the flap in a carburator inside the PVC.

Basically made it out of junk 20 years ago, works fine for my needs. Lot of fun and comes in handy.

Make some knives. I forget the codes, but some spikes are made of a medium carbon steel and will harden a little on a quench. I quenched in salted ice water with no temper to get them as hard as the medium steel was capable.

Hit me up if you want pics or advice.

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My ears always perk up when somebody starts yakking about Zionism. (Not that I support the Palestinian genocide or Israel, blah, blah, blah.)

I don't really understand why it's such a big thing on Lemmy. Is it a tankie thing? A non-US perspective that I'm not used to? Some weird strain of Leftist ideology?

It has been my experience that people going on about Zionism get real pissy real quick. They also seem to be somewhat detached from reality. Detached from like working and struggling for a living. It seems counterproductive to the Left's goals a lot of the time.

Is it kids that have picked up a bunch of talking points from somewhere?

I can't be fucked to go and see. Tired, been working in the cold.

Is this getting much mainstream coverage or is it being ignored?

If gooses had a political alignment: they would totally be nazis. Evil birds.

Yup. Mike Johnson and guys like him scare the fuck out of me. With JD 'Couchfucker' Vance as their catspaw, they are capable of organized evil.

Everyone had a good laugh about the porn surveillance with his son using Covenant Eyes. Few caught that the program is used by true believing evangelical fundamentalists and what it actually means. At this point, I'm more worried about what comes after Chump.

Bet you're fun at parties.

I've seen that video! That shit was fantastic.

Wonder how duck guns do against drones?

There are 10ga shotguns designed to shoot high brass loads to lead and take down fast moving waterfowl. Market hunters back in the day also had what were basically shot cannons they used.

They'd have to be close in from the Ukrainian footage I've seen. Some of the drones could have been taken down by shotgun with a good shot.

Higher drones would require flack, I guess.

That system seems to be malfunctioning severely. Bypassing that system has physical risks to the user and should not be attempted lightly.

Costco and Sam's require a membership and letting them check your receipt and stuff is part of the terms of your membership. They could, in theory, take civil legal action against you, in reality, they'll review video and cancel your membership and refuse to let you purchase in the future. Walmart, Target, Lowes, etc, don't require a membership. Worst they can do is trespass you from the property.

I've only had Walmart ask. I say, "No, thank you." and keep walking. No problems so far.